Developmental Psychological Perspectives on Transitions at Age 60: Individuals Navigating Across the Lifespan (TRAILS)
Main funder
Funder's project number: 323541
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 477 745,00
Funding program
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/09/2019
Project end date: 31/08/2023
Summary
TRAILS is an internationally unique effort to utilize longitudinal data in analyzing the antecedents and mechanisms of mental well-being at the onset of late adulthood, specifically at age 60. It will focus on the links of retirement or its anticipation, grandparenthood, health concerns, and leisure activities to well-being, as well as examining how these links are affected by personality, developmental background, and societal demands. New data, at age 60, will be collected from the JYLS participants, who have already been followed from age 8 (N = 369) to 50 at various stages in life. It will yield insights into how the individual brings his or her personality and earlier life experiences into how this transitional phase of life is negotiated. The project will educate experts in the fields of psychology and gerontology, and will be conducted at the Gerontology Research Center and Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, together with international partners.
Principal Investigator
Primary responsible unit
Internal follow-up group
Profiling area: School of Wellbeing (University of Jyväskylä JYU) JYU.Well
Related publications and other outputs
- Child socioemotional behavior and adult temperament as predictors of physical activity and sedentary behavior in late adulthood (2023) Ahola, Johanna; et al.; A1; OA
- Does personality moderate the efficacy of physical and cognitive training interventions? : A 12-month randomized controlled trial in older adults (2023) Kekäläinen, Tiia; et al.; A1; OA
- Longitudinal associations between emotional well-being and subjective health from middle adulthood to the beginning of late adulthood (2023) Reinilä, Emmi; et al.; A1; OA
- The Development of Generativity in Middle Adulthood and the Beginning of Late Adulthood : A Longitudinal Study from Age 42 to 61 (2023) Reinilä, Emmi; et al.; A1; OA
- The relationships of mental well-being with physical activity during the COVID-19 in older adults (2023) Savikangas, Tiina; et al.; O1; OA
- The structure of mental well-being and its relationship with generativity in middle adulthood and the beginning of late adulthood (2023) Reinilä, Emmi; et al.; A1; OA
- Bidirectional associations between cognitive functions and walking performance among middle-aged women (2022) Tirkkonen, Anna; et al.; A1; OA
- Impact of mobility restrictions on active aging : cross-sectional associations and longitudinal changes parallel to COVID-19 restrictions (2022) Portegijs, Erja; et al.; A1; OA
- Maintenance of high quality of life as an indicator of resilience during COVID-19 social distancing among community-dwelling older adults in Finland (2022) Koivunen, Kaisa; et al.; A1; OA
- Pathways from childhood socioemotional characteristics and cognitive skills to midlife health behaviours (2022) Kekäläinen, Tiia; et al.; A1; OA
